WCR 2022 Vets Team Race Report
Introduction The Welsh Castles relay is a race over 2 days in mid June down the length of Wales from Caernarfon in the North to Cardiff in the South. Originally a relay with a baton, for safety and logistical reasons it is now 20 separate races, each around 10 miles in length where each race starts near the time and location the previous race ended, and the times are added up. The Ealing Eagles first entered a mixed Open team in 2013, and from 2014 onwards a Ladies team and an Open team. Due to the cut-off times it was decided that selection should be primarily on ability, in contrast to the Green Belt Relay, where teams are chosen by ballot. In 2019 we entered our first Vets team giving more opportunity for Ealing Eagles members to take on the Welsh hills. Getting 3 teams of 20 runners, 60 in total plus non-running support crew is quite an achievement. For those more used to running as an individual event, running as part of a team where every second counts equally, cheering eac...